1 ث ُمَّ أكمَلَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ رِحلَتَهُمْ وَخَيَّمُوا فِي سُهُولِ مُوآبَ إلَى الشَّرقِ مِنْ نَهرِ الأُردُنِّ مُقابِلَ أرِيحا.

And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

2 و َرَأى بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ كُلَّ ما عَمِلَهُ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ بِالأمُورِيِّينَ.

And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

3 و َارتَعَبَ المُوآبِيُّونَ مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ لأنَّهُمْ كانُوا كَثِيرِينَ. كانَ المُوآبِيُّونَ مُرتَعِبِينَ مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ.

And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

4 و َقالَ مَلِكُ مُوآبَ لِشُيُوخِ مِديانَ: «سَيُدَمِّرُ هَذا الشَّعبُ العَظِيمُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ حَولَنا، كَما يَلتَهِمُ الثَّورُ عُشبَ الحَقلِ.» وَكانَ بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ مَلِكَ مُوآبَ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ.

And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

5 ف َأرسَلَ بالاقُ رُسُلاً إلَى بَلْعامَ بْنِ بَعُورَ فِي فَتُورَ الواقِعَةِ عَلَى نَهرِ الفُراتِ حَيْثُ كانَ يَعِيشُ شَعبُ بَلْعامَ، لِيَدعُوَهُ. فَقالَ لَهُ: «لَقَدْ خَرَجَ شَعبٌ مِنْ مِصرَ، وَقَدْ غَطُّوا الأرْضَ مِنْ كَثرَتِهِمْ، وَهُمْ مُخَيِّمُونَ بِجِوارِي.

He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:

6 و َالآنَ، تَعالَ وَالعَنْ لِي هَذا الشَّعبَ لأنَّهُمْ أقوَى مِنِّي. فَرُبَّما أُصْبِحُ عِنْدها قادِراً عَلَى مُهاجَمَتِهِمْ وَطَردِهِمْ مِنَ الأرْضِ. أنا أعْرِفُ أنَّ الَّذِي تُبارِكُهُ يَكُونُ مُبارَكاً، وَالَّذِي تَلعَنُهُ يَكُونُ مَلعُوناً.»

Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

7 ف َذَهَبَ شُيُوخُ مُوآبَ وَشُيُوخُ مِديانَ وَمَعَهُمْ أُجرَةُ بَلْعامَ مُقابِلَ عِرافَتِهِ. وَأتَوا إلَى بَلعامَ وَأخبَرُوهُ بِما قالَهُ بالاقُ.

And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

8 ف َقالَ بَلعامُ لَهُمُ: «امْكُثوا هُنا اللَّيلَةَ، وَأنا سَأُخبِرُكُمْ بِما سَيَقُولُهُ اللهُ لِي.» فَمَكَثَ رُؤَساءُ مُوآبَ عِندَ بَلعامَ.

And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

9 و َأتَى اللهُ إلَى بَلعامَ فِي حُلْمٍ وَقالَ لَهُ: «مَنْ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ الَّذِينَ عِندَكَ؟»

And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee?

10 ف َقالَ بَلعامُ للهِ: «هَؤُلاءِ رِجالٌ أرسَلَهُمْ بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ، مَلِكُ مُوآبَ، إلَيَّ بِرِسالَةٍ يَقُولُ فِيها:

And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,

11 ‹ خَرَجَ شَعبٌ مِنْ مِصرَ وَقَدْ غَطَّى الأرْضَ مِنْ كَثرَتِهِ. تَعالَ الآنَ وَالعَنْهُمْ لِي، وَبِهَذا أُصبِحُ قادِراً عَلَى مُحارَبَتِهِمْ وَطَردِهِمْ.›»

Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

12 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِبَلعامَ: «لا تَذهَبْ مَعَهُمْ، وَلا تَلعَنَ هَذا الشَّعبَ لأنَّهُ مُبارَكٌ.»

And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.

13 ف َقامَ بَلعامُ فِي الصَّباحِ وَقالَ لِلقادَةِ الَّذِينَ أرسَلَهُمْ بالاقُ: «ارجِعُوا إلَى أرْضِكُمْ لأنَّ اللهَ رَفَضَ أنْ يَسمَحَ لِيَ بِالذَّهابِ مَعَكُمْ.»

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the Lord refuseth to give me leave to go with you.

14 ف َقامَ قادَةُ مُوآبَ وَذَهَبُوا إلَى بالاقَ، وَقالُوا لَهُ: «رَفَضَ بَلعامُ أنْ يَأتِيَ مَعَنا.»

And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

15 ف َأرسَلَ بالاقُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قادَةً آخَرِينَ أكثَرَ عَدَداً وَأهَمِّيَّةً مِنْ مَجمُوعَةِ القادَةِ الأُولَى،

And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.

16 و َذَهَبُوا إلَى بَلعامَ وَقالُوا لَهُ: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ بالاقُ بْنُ صِفُّورَ: أرجُو أنْ لا يَمنَعَكَ مَانِعٌ مِنَ المَجِيءِ إلَيَّ.

And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:

17 ل أنِّي سَأُكافِئُكَ كَثِيراً، وَسَأعْطيكَ كُلَّ ما تَطلُبُهُ. فَتَعالَ وَالْعَنْ لِي هَذا الشَّعبَ.»

For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.

18 ف َأجابَ بَلعامُ قادَةَ بالاقَ: «حَتَّى لَو أعطانِي بالاقُ مِلءَ بَيتِهِ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ وَالذَّهَبِ، فَإنِّي لا أستَطِيعُ أنْ أعصِيَ أمرَ إلَهِي بِشَيءٍ كَبِيرٍ أوْ صَغِيرٍ.

And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more.

19 و َالآنَ، امْكُثوا هُنا اللَّيلَةَ كَما فَعَلَ الآخَرونَ لأعْرِفَ ماذا يُرِيدُ اللهُ أنْ يَقُولَ لِي.»

Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more.

20 و َفِي تِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ أتَى اللهُ إلَى بَلعامَ فِي حُلْمٍ وَقالَ لَهُ: «إنْ طَلَبَ هَؤُلاءِ الرِّجالُ مِنكَ الذَّهابَ مَعَهُمْ، قُمْ وَاذْهَبْ مَعَهُمْ، لَكِنِ افْعَلْ ما أطلُبُهُ مِنكَ فَقَطْ.» حِمارُ بَلعام

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

21 ف َقامَ بَلعامُ فِي الصَّباحِ وَسَرَجَ حِمارَهُ وَذَهَبَ مَعَ قادَةِ مُوآبَ.

And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.

22 ف َغَضِبَ اللهُ لأنَّ بَلعامَ ذَهَبَ. فَأتَى مَلاكُ اللهِ وَوَقَفَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ لِيُوقِفَهُ، وَقَدْ كانَ بَلعامُ راكِباً عَلَى حِمارِهِ وَيُرافِقُهُ اثْنانِ مِنْ خُدّامِهِ.

And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the Lord stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

23 و َحِينَ رَأى الحِمارُ مَلاكَ اللهِ واقِفاً فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَسَيفُهُ فِي يَدِهِ، انحَرَفَ الحِمارُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ وَذَهَبَ إلَى الحَقلِ، وَلِذا ضَرَبَ بَلعامُ الحِمارَ لِيُعِيدَهُ إلَى الطَّرِيقِ.

And the ass saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

24 ث ُمَّ وَقَفَ مَلاكُ اللهِ فِي طَرِيقٍ ضَيِّقٍ بَينَ كَرْمَينِ، لِكُلٍّ مِنْهُما حائِطٌ.

But the angel of the Lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

25 و َحِينَ رَأى الحِمارُ مَلاكَ اللهِ التَصَقَ بِالحائِطِ فَضَغَطَ قَدَمَ بَلعامَ، فَضَرَبَ بَلعامُ الحِمارَ ثانِيَةً.

And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

26 ث ُمَّ عادَ مَلاكُ اللهِ وَوَقَفَ فِي مَكانٍ ضَيِّقٍ لا يُمكِنُ تَجاوزُهُ إلَى اليَمِينِ أوِ اليَسارِ.

And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

27 و َحِينَ رَأى الحِمارُ مَلاكَ اللهِ ، بَرَكَ تَحتَ بَلعامَ. فَغَضِبَ بَلعامُ وَضَرَبَ الحِمارَ بِعَصاهُ.

And when the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.

28 ح ِينَئِذٍ، جَعَلَ اللهُ الحِمارَ يَتَكَلَّمَ، فَقالَ لِبَلعامَ: «ماذا عَمِلْتُ لَكَ لِتَضْرِبَنِي ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ؟»

And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?

29 ف َقالَ بَلعامُ لِلحِمارِ: «قَدِ اسْتَهَنْتَ بِي. لَيْتَ فِي يَدِي سَيفٌ كَي أقتُلَكَ الآنَ.»

And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

30 ف َقالَ الحِمارُ لِبَلعامَ: «ألَسْتُ حِمارَكَ الَّذِي رَكِبْتَهُ طِيلَةَ حَياتِكَ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ؟ فَهَلْ عَمِلْتُ هَذا مَعكَ سابِقاً؟» فَقالَ بَلعامُ: «لا.»

And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

31 ف َفَتَحَ اللهُ عَينَيِّ بَلعامَ لِيَرَى مَلاكَ اللهِ الَّذِي كانَ واقِفاً فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَبِيَدِهِ سَيفٌ مَسلُولٌ. فَسَجَدَ بَلعامُ وَوَجهُهُ إلَى الأرْضِ.

Then the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

32 ف َقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ: «لِماذا ضَرَبْتَ حِمارَكَ هَذِهِ المَرّاتِ الثَّلاثَ؟ لَقَدْ خَرَجْتُ لإيقافِكَ. رأيَتُ طَرِيقَكَ قَدِ انحَرَفَ.

And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:

33 ر َآنِي الحِمارُ فَمالَ عَنِّي ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ. وَلَو لَمْ يَمِلْ، لَكُنْتُ قَتَلْتُكَ، وَاسْتَبْقَيتُ الحِمارَ.»

And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

34 ف َقالَ بَلعامُ لِمَلاكِ اللهِ: «أخطَأْتُ بِعَدَمِ مَعرِفَتِي أنَّكَ كُنتَ تَقِفُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ لِتُوقِفَنِي. وَالآنَ، إنْ كانَتْ رِحلَتِي لا تُرضِيكَ فَإنِّي سَأرجِعُ إلَى بَيتِي.»

And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

35 ف َقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ لِبَلعامَ: «اذهَبْ مَعَ الرِّجالِ، لَكِنْ قُلْ ما أقُولُهُ لَكَ فَقَطْ.» فَذَهَبَ بَلعامُ مَعَ القادَةِ الَّذِينَ أرسَلَهُمْ بالاقُ. استِقبالُ بالاقَ لِبَلعام

And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

36 و َحِينَ سَمِعَ بالاقُ بِقُدُومِ بَلعامَ، خَرَجَ لِلِقائِهِ عِندَ عِيرِ مُوآبَ الواقِعَةِ عَلَى نَهرِ أرنُونَ عِندَ أبعَدِ نُقطَةٍ عَلَى الحُدُودِ.

And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.

37 ف َقالَ بالاقُ لِبَلعامَ: «ألَمْ أُرسِلْ لَكَ رِجالاً لأدعُوكَ لِلمَجِيءِ؟ فَلِماذا لَمْ تَأتِ إلَيَّ؟ هَلْ أنا غَيرُ قادِرٍ عَلَى إكْرامِكَ وَمُكافَئَتِكَ؟»

And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour?

38 ف َقالَ بَلعامُ لِبالاقَ: «ها قَدْ أتَيتُ إلَيكَ الآنَ، فَهَلْ أستَطِيعُ أنْ أعمَلَ شَيئاً؟ فَعَلَيَّ أنْ أقُولَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ لِي.»

And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

39 و َجاءَ بَلعامُ مَعَ بالاقَ إلَى قَريَةِ حُصُوتَ.

And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjathhuzoth.

40 و َذَبَحَ بالاقُ بَقَراً وَغَنَماً وَأرسَلَها إلَى بَلعامَ وَالقادَةِ الَّذِينَ كانُوا مَعَهُ.

And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.

41 و َفِي الصَّباحِ أخَذَ بالاقُ بَلعامَ إلَى بامُوتَ بَعلَ. فَاسْتَطاعَ بَلعامُ مِنْ هُناكَ أنْ يَرَى جُزءاً مِنْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.